Aulotrachichthys atlanticus, Brazilian luminous roughy

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Aulotrachichthys atlanticus (Menezes, 1971)

Brazilian luminous roughy
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads)
Etymology: Aulotrachichthys: Greek, aulos = flute + Greek, trachys, -eia, -ys = rough.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 115 - 210 m (Ref. 47377), usually 152 - 159 m (Ref. 26282).   Tropical

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Southwestern Atlantic: known from Brazil (Ref. 53036), Uruguay (Ref. 54736) and Argentina (Ref. 2806).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47377)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The young are pelagic, near the coast (Ref. 47377).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998. Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. (Ref. 26282)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 09 October 2018

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.5 - 23.6, mean 18 (based on 38 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00449 - 0.02680), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  4.3   ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100) .